Most Memorable Yash Chopra Moments

Yash Chopra directed scenes which went onto become genre defining cinematic moments over time. As we remember the man and his versatile filmmaking here are Yash Chopra movie moments that will live on forever.

__START__Veer Zara

When Shah Rukh Khan tells Kirron Kher that mothers in Pakistan remind him of the love and affection of an Indian mother, it sends a bigger message of peace and harmony than any cross border summit can ever dream of.

__PAGEBREAK__1. Kabhi Kabhie

Only Yash Chopra could have shown conversations between a man and his wife’s ex-lover, in such a dignified yet candid manner. Shashi Kapoor's interaction with Bachchan in the last hour of the film, is the kind of mature film-making we will always miss.

Rajesh Khanna’s Yeh Bhi Ek Daur Hai speech about the transient nature of success is subtle yet so effective, that in real life too, the superstar made it his philosophy in life.

__PAGEBREAK__4. Lamhe

A masterstroke in editing and camera movement, Deepak Malhotra's entry scene continues to intrigue even after multiple viewings. Like Anil Kapoor in the film, the viewer too is convinced that Sridevi is running towards him, only to get a shock of a lifetime when she ends up in her lover's arms.

__PAGEBREAK__5. Kala Patthar

This underrated multi starrer peaks in its intensity when Shatrughnan Sinha announces his arrival and challenges Bachchan’s supremacy in the coal-mine colony during a game of cards, with that unforgettable line…Teesre Baadshah Hum Hai.

__PAGEBREAK__6. Trishul

Amitabh Bachchan wants a bunch of goons to vacate a plot of land, and gives them advance notice to do so. Of course they don't listen to him. So the punctual Bahchcan arrives as promised and what follows is some of the most power-packed dhishoom dhishoom of all-time.

__PAGEBREAK__7. Silsila

It’s not only India’s unofficial Holi anthem but also a sequence in which the picturisation conveys so much without a single line of dialogue. Flirtation, insecurity and jealousy are all expressed through the two couples’ body language, thus making a much greater impact than long-drawn melodramatic scenes.

__PAGEBREAK__8. Darr

Terrifying and touching in equal measure, the Darr stammer I Love You K K Kiran achieved the impossible, as it got the audience to actually root for the bad guy,

__PAGEBREAK__9. Dil To Pagal Hai

A sixty-plus Yash Chopra portrayed the thin line between friendship and one-sided-love with more sensitivity and understanding than filmmakers one third his age.

__PAGEBREAK__10. Mashaal

A homeless Dilip Kumar’s desperate cry for help, as he tries to save his dying wife, is a textbook in cinematic excellence.

__PAGEBREAK__11. Deewar

The confrontation scene between the brothers, ending with the cult Mere Pass Maa Hailine, is not only Yash Chopra's but arguably even Hindi cinema’s greatest movie moment.